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Gravita: Indians launch another PP recycling plant in Africa

19.12.2023 - The Indian recycling company Gravita India has opened a new plant for recycling polypropylene (PP) in Tanzania. The company announced this in a press release recently. The plant has the capacity to produce 1,800 tonnes of rPP granulate per year. The investment totalled around INR 22.5 million (EUR...

Rosti: Group opens new injection moulding plant in Turkey

19.12.2023 - Swedish injection moulding company Rosti recently announced plans to open a new plastic injection moulding production facility with ISO 8 cleanroom in Silivri, Turkey in early 2024. The 6,500 square metre facility will provide Rosti Turkey with additional injection moulding capacity and expand its...

KB Components: Swedish plastics processor takes over Innotech Precision

18.12.2023 - The Swedish plastics processor KB Components is strengthening its position in Canada with a further acquisition. In a press release at the beginning of the month, KB announced the acquisition of the industry company Innotech Precision. However, no information was provided in the press release regarding...

Cyclyx: Green light for first Circularity Centre

15.12.2023 - The US plastics recycling company Cyclyx International is to build its first Cyclyx Circularity Centre (CCC) for processing plastic waste near Houston in the state of Texas. In a press release last week, Cyclyx announced the final investment decision (FID) for the project. The planned plant will...

Wittmann: Kevin Wang new Managing Director in China

15.12.2023 - Wittmann in China has a new Managing Director. Kevin Wang is responsible for sales and service in eastern and northern China and is also in charge of the production plant in Kunshan. Jonathan Ching is retiring after 21 years with the Wittmann Group. "We are delighted to have gained an experienced...

NGR: Stefan Musner takes over as Sales Director

14.12.2023 - Stefan Musner took over the role of Sales Director at Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH in mid-November 2023. According to the machine manufacturer, Stefan Musner brings with him extensive expertise in international sales and almost a decade of experience in the plastics industry. Stefan Musner...

European Bioplastics Conference 2023: 380 participants at the 18th edition

14.12.2023 - 380 participants gathered in Berlin and online from 12-13 December 2023 to attend the 18th edition of the European Bioplastics Conference 2023 (EBC23). In their opening speech, Lars Börger and Mariagiovanna Vetere, acting co-chairs of the EUBP, emphasised the importance of sustainability commitments:...

Arburg: Senior partner Eugen Hehl dies

14.12.2023 - Eugen Hehl, Senior Partner of Arburg GmbH + Co KG, passed away on 12 December at the age of 94. In addition to his entrepreneurial vision, the trained master mechanical engineer was characterised above all by his contributions to the development of Arburg's worldwide sales and the company's construction...

Koinos: Masterbatch and Ultrabatch become Impact Formulators

14.12.2023 - The Milan-based investment company Koinos Capital is forming the new Impact Formulators Group from the two Italian masterbatch and additives manufacturers Masterbatch S.r.l. and Ultrabatch S.r.l.. Koinos announced this after completing the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares in Masterbatch...

Sabic: Strategic collaboration with Linde and Scientific Design to decarbonize the ethylene glycol process

13.12.2023 - Sabic, Scientific Design (SD) and Linde Engineering have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration opportunities to decarbonize the SD Ethylene Glycol Process. This collaboration aims to develop solutions to reduce the carbon footprint and achieve a low carbon emission technology...

Netstal: Felix Hüthmair new VP Sales

13.12.2023 - Felix Hüthmair, an experienced manager from the plastics industry, is taking over as Head of Sales at Netstal. As a new member of the Management Team, he is responsible for global sales in the application-specific business areas. Felix Hüthmair is returning to Netstal after 20 years in various management...

Hexpol: Swedes take over Star Thermoplastics

13.12.2023 - The Swedish plastics group Hexpol has acquired the US industry company Star Thermoplastic Alloys and Rubbers Inc. (Star Thermoplastics). The Group announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Star Thermoplastics in a press release in mid-November. The shares were sold by company founder Thomas...

Sirmax: Expansion of compounding capacities in India

11.12.2023 - The Italian plastics processor Sirmax is building another production site in India. In a press release at the beginning of the month, the company announced the start of construction work on a new plant near Hosur in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. According to the press release, the site...

Röhm: Dr Hans Bohnen appointed as new CEO

08.12.2023 - The Supervisory Board of Röhm GmbH has appointed Dr Hans Bohnen as CEO of Röhm GmbH with effect from 1 February 2024. He will take over the CEO role from Dr Michael Pack, who, after 34 years in the chemical industry and almost ten years at the helm of the MMA/PMMA business, has decided to step back...

Trinseo: New PMMA depolymerization plant

07.12.2023 - With the inauguration of its new depolymerization plant for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) in Rho, Italy, Trinseo wants to help promote the potential of sustainable plastics. The depolymerization process is designed to enable efficient recycling of end-of-life PMMA and other difficult-to-recycle materials,...

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